Tottenham Hotspur host Roma in a tantalising conflict on Thursday night as two Europa League favourites lock horns in north London.

Spurs tasted their first defeat of their Europa League marketing campaign previous to the November worldwide break as they fell to a 3-2 away defeat to Galatasaray however an distinctive 4-0 mauling of reigning Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis on the weekend can have boosted confidence forward of Roma’s go to.

The Lilywhites had been sensational on the Etihad Stadium as they bounced again from a shock 2-1 defeat to Ipswich City of their earlier Premier League outing, with Ange Postecoglou’s facet exhibiting how spectacular they are often when on music.

Roma, who reached the 2022/23 Europa League last beneath former Spurs boss Jose Mourinho, endured a relatively disappointing weekend. Claudio Ranieri misplaced his first match in cost throughout his third separate managerial spell with the Giallorossi, getting back from retirement with a 1-0 defeat by the hands of ex-Tottenham supervisor Antonio Conte and his Napoli staff.

Former Roma striker Romelu Lukaku scored the one objective of the sport because the capital facet sank to twelfth in Serie A. They’ve additionally underwhelmed within the Europa League, successful simply one in every of their first 4 matches within the league part.

Right here is 90min’s information to Tottenham vs Roma.

Tottenham vs Roma H2H File

That is the primary aggressive fixture between Tottenham and Roma.

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Tottenham’s euphoric victory over Man Metropolis was not with out its negatives, with first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario breaking a bone in his ankle on the Etihad. The Italian has since undergone surgical procedure and is anticipated to overlook no less than six weeks.

Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven had been each lacking on the coronary heart of defence on Saturday, making Spurs’ clear sheet all of the extra spectacular. The centre-back duo will miss the go to of Roma on Thursday, too.

Wilson Odobert and Richarlison might be absent with hamstring issues, whereas Will Lankshear is suspended after his purple card in opposition to Galatasaray. Mikey Moore is a doubt after struggling with sickness in latest weeks.

Rodrigo Bentancur is out there regardless of his seven-game home ban and will characteristic in midfield.

Tottenham predicted lineup vs Roma (4-3-3): Forster; Grey, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Bergvall, Bentancur, Sarr; Johnson, Solanke, Werner.

Ranieri is lucky to have a robust squad at his disposal and one with out many accidents. The Italian giants have just a few considerations heading to north London, with Mario Hermoso, Eldor Shomurodov and Alexis Saelemaekers all uncertain to characteristic.

Lorenzo Pellegrini returned to the XI throughout Ranieri’s first recreation in cost and may characteristic once more. Paulo Dybala, who was solely a substitute on the weekend, might play off striker Artem Dovbyk.

Ranieri will prioritise defensive safety over attacking firepower on Thursday and the identical again 5 that featured in opposition to Napoli are more likely to get the nod once more, though Mats Hummels is pushing for a begin.

Roma predicted lineup vs Tottenham (4-4-1-1): Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Ndicka, Angelino; El Shaarawy, Kone, Cristante, Pellegrini; Dybala; Dovbyk.

God is aware of what Tottenham staff will flip up on Thursday, with Spurs having crushed Man Metropolis twice and Aston Villa whereas additionally shedding to Ipswich, Crystal Palace and Galatasaray of their final six matches. Spurs have a tendency to lift their degree for the larger fixtures and the go to of Roma might deliver out one of the best within the Lilywhites.

Spurs are more likely to make a number of adjustments to their beginning lineup midweek however ought to nonetheless have sufficient high quality within the XI and on the bench to please the house crowd. Roma boast loads of attacking menace however are nonetheless discovering their toes this season having massively underwhelmed to this point.

Prediction: Tottenham 2-1 Roma

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